General Information

Serial #

6D840014858

Part Number

1

Total Parts

2

AKA

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Patents

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General Description

METAL & SYNTHETIC CONSTRUCTION; GLASS OPTICS/ PT LEATHER CASE HAS METAL FITTINGS.

Dimensions

Note: These reflect the general size for storage and are not necessarily representative of the object's true dimensions.

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Lexicon

Group

Photography

Category

Still cameras

Sub-Category

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Manufacturer

AKA

Polaroid

Country

United States of America

State/Province

Massachusetts

City

Cambridge

Context

Country

Canada

State/Province

Ontario

Period

THIS CAMERA PROBABLY USED C. 1980S+. NOT USED AFTER 1992.

Canada

PART OF A LARGE COLLECTION OF PHOTOGRAPHIC EQUIPMENT USED BY YOUSUF KARSH, CANADA'S INTERNATIONALLY HONOURED PORTRAIT PHOTOGRAPHER. FROM 1932 TO 1992, MR. KARSH OPERATED FROM HIS PRINCIPLE STUDIO IN OTTAWA, PHOTOGRAPHING HEADS OF STATE, RELIGIOUS LEADERS, AND THOSE PROMINENT IN BUSINESS, THE ARTS AND ENTERTAINMENT. HIS PHOTOGRAPHIC PRINTS & NEGATIVES, AND PERSONAL PAPERS ARE IN THE NATIONAL ARCHIVES OF CANADA.

Function

USED TO RECORD STILL IMAGES ON FILM, AND PROCESS INDIVIDUAL PRINTS ALMOST IMMEDIATELY.

Technical

POLAROID CAMERAS WERE THE FIRST COMMERCIALLY SUCCESSFUL INSTANT PRINT CAMERAS WHICH WERE EASY TO USE, AND DID NOT REQUIRE THE EXTERNAL USE OF CHEMICALS. ACCORDING TO JERRY FIELDER, KARSH DID NOT USE THIS CAMERA: IT MAY HAVE BEEN GIVEN TO HIM AS A GIFT. KARSH DID USE THE POLAROID BACKS (970347 & 970348) TO MAKE TEST SHOTS PRIOR TO A PHOTO SESSION. James M. Conner, IDSA, of Henry Dreyfuss Associates is credited with the camera's design (1972).

Area Notes

Unknown

Details

Markings

Following text appears on camera back "POLAROID [registered trademark]SONAR OneStep SX-70/ POLAROID CORPORATION/ CAMBRIDGE, MASS. MADE IN U.S.A./ PRESS BUTTON LIGHTLY TO/ FOCUS. IF YOU MOVE TO A NEW/ POSITION, RELEASE AND/ PRESS LIGHTLY AGAIN./ [T]O TAKE PICTURE, SQUEE[Z]E/BUTTON THE REST OF THE WAY,/ HOLDING CAMERA STEADY WHILE/ PICTURE EMERGES FROM CAMERA." "POLAROID SX-70 LAND CAMERA/ SONAROneStep" printed on camera front, below lens. " 1FT. oo /15/8 /5 /3 /2 /11/2 " appears on lens housing. SN "6D840014858" appears on lower edge of camera back./ "POLAROID [registered trademark symbol]" stamped into leather case.

Missing

APPEARS COMPLETE.

Finish

CAMERA IS PRIMARILY FLAT BLACK, WITH SOME BRIGHT SILVER METAL FITTINGS/ PT: MEDIUM BROWN FINELY-GRAINED LEATHER CASE

Decoration

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